Where does “vestigiality” come from?
vestigiality (English) comes from English vestigial, from Latin vestigium, from Latin vē-, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
vestigiality (English): The quality of being vestigial
Definitions
- The quality of being vestigial
Ancestry of “vestigiality”, step by step
vestigiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vestigial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vestigial | Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a... |
| 2 | Latin | vestigium | footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of... |
| 3 | Latin | vē- | too much, too little |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |